Stephen Rapp, LW'74, prosecutor of the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), will return to Drake Law School April 9-10 to meet with students and faculty and deliver a lecture titled "The Compact Model in International Criminal Justice: The Special Court for Sierra Leone."
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Foster children work with Drake law students to pass unique sibling visitation law in Iowa
Law school students and faculty at Drake are trying to improve children's rights in Iowa by trying out a novel idea -- asking foster children themselves what laws need to be changed to better protect them, and then enlisting those foster children to lobby lawmakers to pass that legislation.
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Drake Speaker to Analyze Global Video Game Industry has been Canceled
Casey O'Donnell, a Drake University graduate, will present "Breaking into the Video Game Industry: Work, Play and the Global Economy" at noon Friday, March 2, has been canceled.
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Legal scholar explores Thurgood Marshall’s legacy
Professor Mary Dudziak recently gave a talk titled "Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall's African Journey" as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by the Drake Constitutional Law Center.
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Drake Program to Address Moral Dilemmas in Law and Medicine
"Collisions of Conscience and Professional Responsibility: When Judges, Pharmacists, Lawyers and Doctors Choose Not to Serve" is the topic of a multidisciplinary program being presented today.
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First-year orientation propels students into legal world
From attending an orientation at the Iowa State Capitol to witnessing a second-degree murder trial, first-year law students' educations are enhanced by law-in-action experiences.
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NASA Astrophysicist Lecture has been Canceled
The lecture by Ann Hornschemeier, an astrophysicist for NASA and Drake University graduate, has been Canceled for Friday, March 2.
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Law student co-authors paper with Iowa Supreme Court justice
Third-year law student Jess Phelps sits in a unique position. After all, his office lies just down the hall from Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark Cady, LA'75, LW'78, on the fourth floor of the Iowa Judicial Branch Building.
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Drake Pharmacy Alumni Honored For Achievements
Coinciding with the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' 20th annual student-organized Pharmacy Day, the 2007 Annual Alumni Awards were presented to three valued alumni.
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Fallon to Give Stringfellow Lecture
Ed Fallon, a Drake University graduate who has been active in state politics for several decades, will give the Stringfellow Lecture at Drake today.